College Football

Which version of 2024 Notre Dame football is closer to what it really is? Is it the one that handled a hostile environment at Texas A&M for a 23-13 win, or the one that was overpowered by Northern Illinois in a 16-14 upset loss? The 19th-ranked Irish (1-1) face a crossroads Saturday when they travel to West Lafayette to face …

Aug 29, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders before the game against the North Dakota State Bison at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports It’s only Week 3, but Saturday’s game against the Colorado State Rams feels like a must-win for head coach Deion Sanders’ Colorado football team. Last week’s showing at Nebraska was …

Oct 7, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Carter Stoutmire (23) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. The loss of Shilo Sanders for two to three weeks is a massive blow to the Colorado football defense. A vocal and experienced leader with five years of college football experience under his belt, Sanders was the Buffaloes’ …

Having more job security than almost any coach in college football has led Mike Gundy into a few unnecessary imbroglios over the years. But it has also freed him of the burden to talk the way most coaches think they are supposed to talk. So when Gundy asked the Oklahoma State media on Monday whether they wanted the truth or …

In this week’s Swampcast, the Sun’s Kevin Brockway and Noah Ram discuss the Florida football-Texas A&M matchup and the budding quarterback controversy surrounding incumbent starter Graham Mertz and five-star freshman DJ Lagway. Lagway opened some eyes in his first career start, throwing for a Florida Gators freshman-record 456 yards and 3 TDs in UF’s 45-7 win over Samford on Saturday. …

Photo: Isaiah Hole On the eve of Michigan football’s season opener against Fresno State, some odd news hit the wire when it was revealed that new head coach Sherrone Moore still had not signed his contract that was offered back in January. Many speculated as to what that was about, with some jeering the Wolverines for what appeared like a …

Colorado football finds itself still searching for its first signature win of the season in Year 2 of the Deion Sanders era after the Buffaloes’ 28-10 loss to Nebraska on Saturday. Colorado has struggled on both ends of the ball through two weeks. Colorado’s defense has given up 783 total yards and is tied for 58th in the country in …

Last December, after a long day of player meetings and bowl preparations, Thomas Hammock began to drive home with a terrible realization. He’s leaving. He is Antario Brown, the Northern Illinois all-conference running back who’d fielded enough high-dollar offers that he met with Hammock earlier that day and informed the Huskies’ head coach he would be transferring to one of …

BOULDER, CO – SEPTEMBER 16: Quarterback Shedeur Sanders #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes scrambles against defensive back Jack Howell #17 of the Colorado State Rams in the fourth quarter at Folsom Field on September 16, 2023 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) While rivalry games should always be considered must-win, Colorado football is facing added pressure to beat …

Head Coach Mike Locksley and the Maryland Terrapins are riding a three-year bowl streak. They opened the season with a smackdown of hapless UCONN 50-7 before losing a 27-24 heartbreaker to Michigan State on a 37-yard field goal as time expired last weekend. The Terps struggled to generate movement up front, rushing for just 2.8 YPC as Maryland was outgained …

Kenny Yoder, a beloved longtime assistant football coach at East Forsyth High School, died Sunday. Yoder was the special teams coach at East Forsyth and helped the Eagles win state championships in 2018 and 2019. Current East Forsyth Head Coach Todd Willert said that he and numerous players, especially the kickers, punters and special teams players, had a special bond …

The first official Georgia football injury report — officially termed by the SEC as an “availability report” — was released Wednesday night ahead of Saturday’s game at Kentucky. The list includes five players ranging from out to questionable. Additional reports will be submitted by schools and released on Thursday and Friday and another at least 90 minutes prior to kickoff …

Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire Lincoln Riley’s USC offense did not seem to use the tight end position with great frequency under Caleb Williams, but that has changed with Miller Moss. Riley spoke after the win over Utah State about this. If you watched the game, you would have seen tight ends Lake McRee, Kade Eldridge and Walker Lyons in 12 personnel, …

The Pac-12 is mobilizing its long-discussed plan to rebuild the league with additions from the Mountain West, sources tell Yahoo Sports. The two-team conference of Washington State and Oregon State is targeting Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State as new additions in a reimagined Pac-12. Those schools are expected to soon apply or have already applied …

Sep. 11—MORGANTOWN — When it was announced Pitt running back Rodney Hammond was declared ineligible for the entire 2024 season, it appeared the Panthers had lost an important offensive weapon. Little did anyone know, the Panthers had a secret weapon waiting in the wings. Pitt went in a completely different direction with its offense for this season, bringing in offensive …